Doll cradle



Patented Jan. 8, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DOLL ORADLE Clayton J. Niebuhr, Dearborn, Mich.

Application June 21, 1948, Serial N0. 34,330

1 Claim. I I

My present invention relates 1:0 an improved do1l cradle which because of 1ts unique construction is simple to manufacture and may be Sold either assembled, or knocked down. In the latter case, Ehe head anc1 foot boards being bored in manufacture will easily receive the connecting rods er bars end the base is quickly secured.

N tools are required in assembly and on1y glue is necessary to secure the parts in assembled condition.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention according 110 the best mode I have thus far devised, but 113 will be understood that various changes anal alterations may be made in the exemplified structure within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the assembled cradle.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view.

Fig. 3 is an end elevational view looking at the footboard.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view at 1ine 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a partial enlarged sectional view at 1ine 55 01 Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view at 1ine 6-6 of Fig. 3 showing the assembly details between the head and footboard and the base.

Referring now to the drawings wherein I have illustratecl the present preferred embodiment 0f my invention I employ the head board 2 end foot board 4 each having a curved rocker bottom edge 6 and rounded top 8, the head board being somewhat highe1 than the foot board.

'Ine base I0 consists in a concavo-convex supporting plate the ends of which fit into the arcuate s1ots I2 in the head and foot boards.

As here shown I use 4 connecting rods er bars I4 having knobs I5 glued or otherwise secured and the rods extend through suitable aligned apertures in the head and foot boards, the ends I8 bein threaded a1: 20 to receive the interiorly threaded knobs '22.

The outer pair of bars are longitudinally grooved so receive the edges cf the base end iI: will be apparent that the crad1e may be assembled by glueing the base into the end boards, am]. the side edges of the base into the grooved bars.

'Ihe assembled eradle will prove sturdy in use despite the ease of assembly and may easily be dis-assembled for storage shou1d the crad1e be of sufiicient dimensions 130 so Warrant.

Obviously the component parts may be made of wood, metal er plaster or a combination and will bars receiving the longitudinally extending edges of the bottom, a second pair of bars carried by the end boards and positioned under the bottom to support the bottom in position and the ends o1 the bars extending through said end boards and means receivable on I;he ends of the bars secure the bars in position.

CLAYION J. NIEBUHR.

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